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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 5142516, member: 75937&quot;]A fun and attractive group, [USER=93672]@singig[/USER]! I will post one coin of each of these emperors, choosing some I haven&#039;t posted in a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius II. Lanky Neptune holding a little dolphin. What&#039;s not to like?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1206940[/ATTACH] </p><p>Claudius II, AD 268-270.</p><p>Roman billon Antoninianus, 4.12 g, 20.6 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Antioch, 1st emission, AD 268-269.</p><p>Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and draped bust of Claudius Gothicus, right.</p><p>Rev: NEPTVN AVG, Neptune, standing left, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left hand; A in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 214; <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1018" rel="nofollow">MER/RIC temp 1018</a>; Cohen 183; RCV 11353; Hunter 78; Huvelin 1990, 5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-reform Aurelian. This shows the decline in quality control didn&#039;t affect all mints.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/aurelian-libert-avg-antoninianus-jpg.995000/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Aurelian AD 270-275.</p><p>Roman silvered billon Antoninianus, 4.29 gm, 23.4 mm.</p><p>Uncertain Balkan mint, issue 1, AD 271-272.</p><p>Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 396; MER/RIC temp 2447; CBN 958; Sear 11555; MIR 270a; Cohen 119.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite and most photogenic Probus:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/probus-abvndantia-avg-antoninianus-jpg.1153822/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Probus, AD 276-282.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 4.96 g, 23.2 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Lugdunum, fourth emission, mid-to late AD 277.</p><p>Obv: IMP C PROBVS·P·F·AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundantia standing right, emptying cornucopiae held in both hands; IIII (officina 4) in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 17; Bastien 195.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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